Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H2605

חָנָן

cha.nan · “Hanan

Used 12 times across 4 books

Definition
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.23;
son of: Shashak (H8349);
brother of: Ishpan (H3473), Eber (H5677J), Eliel (H0447I), Abdon (H5658I), Zichri (H2147I), Hananiah (H2608O), Elam (H5867), Anthothijah (H6070), Iphdeiah (H3301) and Penuel (H6439I)
§ Canan or Hanan = "he is merciful"
1) one of the chief people of the tribe of Benjamin
2) last of the 6 sons of Azel, a descendant of Saul
3) son of Maachah, one of David's mighty warriors
4) father of some sons who returned from exile with Zerubbabel
5) one of the Levites who assisted Ezra in his public exposition of the law
6) one of the heads of the people who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
7) another of the chief laymen who also sealed the covenant with Nehemiah
8) son of Zaccur, grandson of Mattaniah whom Nehemiah made one of the storekeepers of the provisions collected as tithes. Same as 5 ?
9) son of Igdaliah
Where it appears
1 Chronicles
4
Ezra
1
Nehemiah
6
Jeremiah
1
In the text
1 Chronicles 8:23And Abdon, and Zichri, and Hanan,1 Chronicles 8:38And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.1 Chronicles 9:44And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan: these were the sons of Azel.1 Chronicles 11:43Hanan the son of Maachah, and Joshaphat the Mithnite,Ezra 2:46The children of Hagab, the children of Shalmai, the children of Hanan,Nehemiah 7:49The children of Hanan, the children of Giddel, the children of Gahar,Nehemiah 8:7Also Jeshua, and Bani, and Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, caused the people to understand the law: and the people stood in their place.Nehemiah 10:11Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,Nehemiah 10:23Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,Nehemiah 10:27Malluch, Harim, Baanah.

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